Items Tagged with "Higher Education"

Lehigh University Adds On-Campus Solar Array

Lehigh University’s Goodman Campus in Pennsylvania will add a solar array to help it achieve net carbon neutrality by 2040.The system is estimated to generate approximately 5,108 megawatt-hours (MWh) of clean energy each year, supplying more than 100% of the Goodman Campus’s electrical p Read More...

Virginia Tech Receives Industrial Decarbonization Funding

Virginia Tech was chosen by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management to lead a feasibility research study for developing a regional carbon dioxide storage complex in the Roanoke Valley. Project CARDINAL would prevent an estimated 50 million metric tons of carb Read More...

Harvard Increases Green Fund for Building Decarbonization

Harvard University increased the amount of funding in its Green Revolving Fund (GRF) for decarbonizing the campus to $37 million from $12 million.The funding will be used to decarbonize schools and business units, helping the university achieve its goal of being fossil free by 2050, according to a s Read More...

Northern Illinois University Partners to Lower Energy Consumption

Northern Illinois University entered a partnership to reduce energy consumption on the campus by over 26% and reduce carbon emissions by 11%.The university will collaborate with Trane® – by Trane Technologies, a global climate company, to develop and implement a comprehensive energy-saving Read More...

California State University System Adds Solar Benches

The California State University System added solar-powered benches at California State University – Channel Islands.The benches were added by Bluebolt Outdoor LLC, a division of Blue Outdoor, which continues its partnership with California State University System, according to a statement.Addi Read More...

Norfolk State Implements Energy Efficiency 

Norfolk State University (NSU) entered into a partnership to implement its new energy efficiency program.The university will work with distributed energy resource (DER) software platform and virtual power plant (VPP) operator Voltus, Inc.The program will improve campus sustainability and generate mi Read More...

UC Santa Cruz Sets 2045 Goals

The University of California, Santa Cruz has set a goal to lower its emissions by 90% by 2045.The deadline was chosen due to recommendations from the Decarbonization and Electrification (D&E) team, according to a statement.  “The decarbonization and electrification of our campus Read More...

Western New Mexico University Seeks Funding to Upgrade Infrastructure

Western New Mexico University (WNMU) is seeking funding from the New Mexico legislature to upgrade and improve its infrastructure. The university is seeking $15 million to reach its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030, according to a statement. The academic institution has plans to ins Read More...